Heather Cairncross UK Jazz Singer https://heathercairncross.com/ UK Jazz Singer - On tour and in the studio with a professional singer Heather Cairncross Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:15:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 no2011 HeatherCairncross.comheather,cairncross,singer,singing,jazz,altovoice,soloist,vocalistProfessional Singer Heather Cairncross takes you behind the scenes and in the studioProfessional Singer Heather Cairncross takes you behind the scenes and in the studioHeather Cairncrossheather@altovoice.comHeather Cairncross New Reich Desert Music CD for 2019 https://heathercairncross.com/new-reich-desert-music-cd-for-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-reich-desert-music-cd-for-2019 https://heathercairncross.com/new-reich-desert-music-cd-for-2019/#respond Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:49:27 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=10052 We kick off  2019 with the great news that a performance recorded live in 2016 with Synergy Vocals  and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will finally be released on CD in 2019. It will be the first ever recording of Steve Reich’s Desert Music with one voice to a part. It contains the tricky canon for […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/new-reich-desert-music-cd-for-2019/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Home Fires Theme Music https://heathercairncross.com/home-fires-theme-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=home-fires-theme-music https://heathercairncross.com/home-fires-theme-music/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:55:53 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=5081 (13.5.17 – Updated Sheet Music Link!) This morning Clare Balding joined the many people who have contacted me, pleading live on Radio 2 for the theme music from the ITV Drama Home Fires to be released commercially. Well obviously she didn’t contact me herself…..sigh….. Lots of people would like to get their hands on a […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/home-fires-theme-music/feed/ 17 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) How To Print Your Boarding Passes With No Ads To Save Ink https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-print-your-boarding-passes-with-no-ads-to-save-ink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-print-your-boarding-passes-with-no-ads-to-save-ink https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-print-your-boarding-passes-with-no-ads-to-save-ink/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=5071 I made a short video showing you how to print your boarding passes onto one page without all the pesky ads so you can save your printer ink. I had an hour spare in my hotel room in Freiburg and this is what I came up with – I hope it’s useful and feel free […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-print-your-boarding-passes-with-no-ads-to-save-ink/feed/ 10 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Women In Radio | Part Two: The London Event https://heathercairncross.com/women-in-radio-part-two-the-london-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-in-radio-part-two-the-london-event https://heathercairncross.com/women-in-radio-part-two-the-london-event/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:15:42 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4938 “Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to attend our Women in Radio Day at BBC Broadcasting House, London on Thursday 20th March.” This is the email I received on Valentine’s Day whilst eating my breakfast in Miami Beach! You can read about the events leading up to to getting […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/women-in-radio-part-two-the-london-event/feed/ 2 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Women In Radio London Event | Part One: How I Got There https://heathercairncross.com/women-in-radio-london-event-part-one-how-i-got-there/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-in-radio-london-event-part-one-how-i-got-there https://heathercairncross.com/women-in-radio-london-event-part-one-how-i-got-there/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:54:23 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4926 Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to attend our Women in Radio Day at BBC Broadcasting House, London on Thursday 20th March. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. For those of you who know me well, […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/women-in-radio-london-event-part-one-how-i-got-there/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) How To Claim PPL Video 5 – Claiming For Film Soundtracks https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-5-claiming-for-film-soundtracks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-claim-ppl-video-5-claiming-for-film-soundtracks https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-5-claiming-for-film-soundtracks/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:19:13 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4845 Here’s Video 5 in my series showing you how to claim PPL UK Income. In this video, I show you different ways to find your repertoire tracks particularly from Film Soundtracks. As an example, I show you how I find the PPL tracks for Pirates Of The Caribbean. PPLUK is the professional body that licenses […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-5-claiming-for-film-soundtracks/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) How To Claim PPL Video 4 – Other Ways To Search For Repertoire https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-4-other-ways-to-search-for-repertoire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-claim-ppl-video-4-other-ways-to-search-for-repertoire https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-4-other-ways-to-search-for-repertoire/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:18:03 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4843 Here’s Video 4 in my series showing you how to claim PPL UK Income. In this video, I show you other ways to search for your PPL repertoire tracks. PPLUK is the professional body that licenses recorded music played in public and broadcast on radio, TV and the Internet. It collects royalties and holds them […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-4-other-ways-to-search-for-repertoire/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) How To Claim PPL Video 3 – Add Your Evidence https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-3-add-your-evidence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-claim-ppl-video-3-add-your-evidence https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-3-add-your-evidence/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:15:02 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4841 Here’s Video 3 in my series showing you how to claim PPL UK Income. In this video, I show you how to add your evidence to support the claims. The evidence is for tracks from the Bach Motets CD that I recorded as a member of the Monteverdi Choir. It seemed a good one to […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-3-add-your-evidence/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) How To Claim PPL Video 2 – The PPL Claims Basket https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-2-the-ppl-claims-basket/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-claim-ppl-video-2-the-ppl-claims-basket https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-2-the-ppl-claims-basket/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:06:15 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4839 Here’s Video 2 in my series showing you how to claim PPL UK Income. In this video, I show you how to navigate and complete the PPL Claims Basket. The tracks are from the Bach Motets CD that I recorded as a member of the Monteverdi Choir. It seemed a good one to claim for, […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-2-the-ppl-claims-basket/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) How To Claim PPL Video 1 – Search For Your Repertoire https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-1-search-for-your-repertoire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-claim-ppl-video-1-search-for-your-repertoire https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-1-search-for-your-repertoire/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:03:50 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4836 Here’s Video 1 in my series showing you how to claim PPL UK Income. In this video I take you through the search process for a Bach Motets CD that I recorded as a member of the Monteverdi Choir. It seemed a good one to claim for, as it won a Grammy, is a best […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/how-to-claim-ppl-video-1-search-for-your-repertoire/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Britten In China – Beijing https://heathercairncross.com/britten-in-china-beijing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=britten-in-china-beijing https://heathercairncross.com/britten-in-china-beijing/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:02:34 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4738 The last minute scramble for breakfast was hectic. I always pity the poor breakfast staff in hotels when half an hour before the allotted leaving time, hordes of singers descend on the restaurant like a plague of locusts and then, as suddenly as we arrive, all disappear leaving a trail of dirty plates and discarded […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/britten-in-china-beijing/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Britten In China – Shanghai https://heathercairncross.com/britten-in-china-shanghai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=britten-in-china-shanghai https://heathercairncross.com/britten-in-china-shanghai/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:51:47 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4640 I have just returned from China where I was lucky enough to join London Voices for some concerts of Benjamin Britten, marking the composer’s centenary year. After many years of touring, I didn’t think that there was much that could surprise me, but China certainly did. Remember that I love to read your comments so […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/britten-in-china-shanghai/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) The Voice – Same Old Same Old https://heathercairncross.com/the-voice-same-old-same-old/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-voice-same-old-same-old https://heathercairncross.com/the-voice-same-old-same-old/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:53:48 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4363 Despite mixed reviews and disappointing audience figures, The Voice has started its second series on BBCTV. This hilarious picture came from their website and eloquently sums up my feelings about the whole ethos of the programme. My sister Nicola (she who never gives up) posted a comment on my Facebook wall: “I hate to bring […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/the-voice-same-old-same-old/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) The Show That Didn’t Go On https://heathercairncross.com/the-show-that-didnt-go-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-show-that-didnt-go-on https://heathercairncross.com/the-show-that-didnt-go-on/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:23:53 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4296 Last time I wrote about the show in Buenos Aires that really shouldn’t have gone on, but amazingly did. It reminded me of the time when the World’s press were waiting to review Luciano Berio’s new opera Outis, and the show certainly didn’t go on. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/the-show-that-didnt-go-on/feed/ 2 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) The Show Must Go On https://heathercairncross.com/the-show-must-go-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-show-must-go-on https://heathercairncross.com/the-show-must-go-on/#respond Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:31:14 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=4184 There’s a famous phrase in theatre – the show must go on – which was beautifully illustrated for me at a recent concert in Buenos Aires. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Late in 2012, I visited Argentina with the composer Steve […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/the-show-must-go-on/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) AllAboutJazz.com CD Review By Bruce Lindsay https://heathercairncross.com/allaboutjazz-com-cd-review-by-bruce-lindsay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=allaboutjazz-com-cd-review-by-bruce-lindsay https://heathercairncross.com/allaboutjazz-com-cd-review-by-bruce-lindsay/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:56:19 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3975 A big thank you to Bruce Lindsay at AllAboutJazz.com for his intelligently written review of At Last the CD   “When Cairncross sings “Where Or When,” “Our Love Is Here To Stay”- which opens with her delightful unaccompanied alto voice and features one of Newton’s rare but perfectly-judged solos – or “The Nearness Of You” […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/allaboutjazz-com-cd-review-by-bruce-lindsay/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Newbury Cafe Concert Series Review https://heathercairncross.com/newbury-cafe-concert-series-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newbury-cafe-concert-series-review https://heathercairncross.com/newbury-cafe-concert-series-review/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:15:11 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3941 Here’s a recent review of a lunchtime concert we did in Newbury at the excellent Corn Exchange. A special thanks to all the very welcoming and professional staff at the venue including the Steinway piano tuner….and of course to Derek Ansell for the review.     Jazz – Southern Sinfonia Café Concert Dave Newton/Chris Hill […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/newbury-cafe-concert-series-review/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Musician Magazine Review Of At Last https://heathercairncross.com/musician-magazine-review-of-at-last/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=musician-magazine-review-of-at-last https://heathercairncross.com/musician-magazine-review-of-at-last/#respond Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:12:56 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3906 Here’s a nice review in the Autumn edition of The Musician Magazine which goes out to all Musicians Union members: Class vocals and piano from a singer of note A pro singer for over 20 years, Cairncross’s career has seen her work home and abroad. Trained at the Guildhall, her initial work was in opera, […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/musician-magazine-review-of-at-last/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) The Broadway Sound | Singing In The John Wilson Prom 2012 https://heathercairncross.com/the-broadway-sound-singing-in-the-john-wilson-prom-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-broadway-sound-singing-in-the-john-wilson-prom-2012 https://heathercairncross.com/the-broadway-sound-singing-in-the-john-wilson-prom-2012/#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:19:53 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3828 Last night I took part in The Broadway Sound with The John Wilson Orchestra, Yes it’s that time of year again – the BBC Proms Season. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve only had two Prom concerts this year. The first […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/the-broadway-sound-singing-in-the-john-wilson-prom-2012/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Popular Voiceworks – Take Two https://heathercairncross.com/popular-voiceworks-take-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=popular-voiceworks-take-two https://heathercairncross.com/popular-voiceworks-take-two/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:34:44 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3744 I was fortunate to actually hear my doorbell this morning. I have a pitifully small letterbox, so if I don’t catch the postman, (who, I’m convinced. simply tickles my doorbell and quickly runs away) I’m forced to wait another day. I then have to traipse to the main sorting office and queue for ages with […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/popular-voiceworks-take-two/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album | The Songs | I’m Old Fashioned https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-im-old-fashioned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-the-songs-im-old-fashioned https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-im-old-fashioned/#respond Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:10:36 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3640 I’m Old Fashioned was written in 1942 by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Jonny Mercer for the Columbia Pictures film, You Were Never Lovelier. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. The words are quite charming and I particularly love the final stanza: […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-im-old-fashioned/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Just Jazz Magazine Review (May 2012 Edition) https://heathercairncross.com/just-jazz-magazine-review-may-2012-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-jazz-magazine-review-may-2012-edition https://heathercairncross.com/just-jazz-magazine-review-may-2012-edition/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:10:25 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3552 Thanks to Roger Eatough for bringing this review to my attention! Barry Clare – Just Jazz Magazine, May Edition “When I think of female vocalist/piano duets, I am immediately drawn to the albums made by Ella Fitzgerald and Paul Smith (‘The Intimate Ella’) and Ellis Larkin Larkins (‘Pure Ella’). For me, these were classics of […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/just-jazz-magazine-review-may-2012-edition/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) The Cover Story As Standard https://heathercairncross.com/the-cover-story-as-standard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cover-story-as-standard https://heathercairncross.com/the-cover-story-as-standard/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 17:05:13 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3504 The puzzling story of the Cover as opposed to the Standard. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. This month the title track of my CD At Last will be featured on the MusicWeek sampler of unsigned acts for May. I know it’s […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/the-cover-story-as-standard/feed/ 2 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Brighton Festival Fringe Gig TONIGHT At The Brunswick https://heathercairncross.com/brighton-festival-fringe-gig-at-the-brunswick/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brighton-festival-fringe-gig-at-the-brunswick https://heathercairncross.com/brighton-festival-fringe-gig-at-the-brunswick/#respond Sun, 27 May 2012 08:21:17 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3490 Where: Brunswick Pub, Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF. When: Sunday 27th May, 2012 at 8pm Closing the Brighton Fringe for the Brunswick Venue is David Newton – the current holder and ten times winner of Best Pianist (British Jazz Awards), joined by internationally – acclaimed Brighton based songstress Heather Cairncross for an unforgettable evening of […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/brighton-festival-fringe-gig-at-the-brunswick/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Last Week The Voice, This Week No Voice https://heathercairncross.com/last-week-the-voice-this-week-no-voice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-week-the-voice-this-week-no-voice https://heathercairncross.com/last-week-the-voice-this-week-no-voice/#respond Tue, 08 May 2012 16:19:37 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3375 Last Week I wrote My Sister Wants Me To Go On The Voice and this week, as if a bizarre message has been delivered from ‘The Universe’, I have NO Voice. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. In over twenty years as […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/last-week-the-voice-this-week-no-voice/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) My Big Sister Wants Me To Go On The Voice https://heathercairncross.com/my-big-sister-wants-me-to-go-on-the-voice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-big-sister-wants-me-to-go-on-the-voice https://heathercairncross.com/my-big-sister-wants-me-to-go-on-the-voice/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:41:33 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3345 My big sister Nicola wants me to go on the BBC reality/talent show The Voice. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. When I say she ‘wants’ me to go on, I mean she is subjecting me to a Chinese water-torture style drip, […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/my-big-sister-wants-me-to-go-on-the-voice/feed/ 24 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Reviews For At Last The Album – Good And Bad https://heathercairncross.com/reviews-for-at-last-the-album-good-and-bad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reviews-for-at-last-the-album-good-and-bad https://heathercairncross.com/reviews-for-at-last-the-album-good-and-bad/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:29:16 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3299 Today I got an email from Ray Bonici from www.radiomonitor.com. They supply an excellent service where your song titles are monitored to see if you’ve had any radio play. He sent me this clip of a Radio Ulster programme called Jazz Club presented by Walter Love. Walter had played The Nearness of You on his […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/reviews-for-at-last-the-album-good-and-bad/feed/ 1 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album | The Songs | Taking A Chance On Love https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-taking-a-chance-on-love/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-the-songs-taking-a-chance-on-love https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-taking-a-chance-on-love/#respond Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:27:13 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3202 When making an album, I chose to record Taking A Chance On Love because I absolutely love the lyrics. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Not long after I left the Swingle Singers, I went to a party where I met the […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-taking-a-chance-on-love/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Singing And My Time Management Struggle https://heathercairncross.com/singing-and-my-time-management-struggle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=singing-and-my-time-management-struggle https://heathercairncross.com/singing-and-my-time-management-struggle/#respond Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:00:23 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3204 This week I want to talk about singing and the struggle I have with time management. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Last week I was on the bus from Cuenca in Spain to Madrid Airport, driving through thick snow (!) when […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/singing-and-my-time-management-struggle/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Radio Interview with Joe Talbot on BBC Sussex https://heathercairncross.com/radio-interview-with-joe-talbot-on-bbc-sussex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radio-interview-with-joe-talbot-on-bbc-sussex https://heathercairncross.com/radio-interview-with-joe-talbot-on-bbc-sussex/#respond Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:20:56 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3161 On March 19th, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by my favourite BBC Sussex presenter, Joe Talbot. He was every bit as lovely as he seems on his radio show and he made me feel very welcome and relaxed during the interview. He asked really interesting questions and even showed me a picture of […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/radio-interview-with-joe-talbot-on-bbc-sussex/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Venezia – Delicious Hot Or Cold https://heathercairncross.com/venezia-delicious-hot-or-cold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezia-delicious-hot-or-cold https://heathercairncross.com/venezia-delicious-hot-or-cold/#respond Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:12:20 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=3043 I recently re-visited Venice and my goodness, it was cold, although it made me remember a time when I’d been very hot there in the blazing heat of August. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Occasionally in the life of a touring […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/venezia-delicious-hot-or-cold/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Return To Tenerife https://heathercairncross.com/return-to-tenerife/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=return-to-tenerife https://heathercairncross.com/return-to-tenerife/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:07:42 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2979 This week I return to Tenerife for a concert. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. After we’d arrived and as we climbed on board the bus to the hotel, I caught the eye of Andrew Busher and we nodded in silent, slightly […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/return-to-tenerife/feed/ 2 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Remember The Music https://heathercairncross.com/remember-the-music/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remember-the-music https://heathercairncross.com/remember-the-music/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:13:07 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2936 Remember the music and remember your Passport. Top of the touring singer’s checklist. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. On Saturday evening, my boyfriend drove me to a quant, Sussex village pub. It was not actually a date as I was singing […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/remember-the-music/feed/ 1 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album | The Songs | The One That Got Away – Nobody’s Heart https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-the-one-that-got-away-nobodys-heart/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-the-songs-the-one-that-got-away-nobodys-heart https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-the-one-that-got-away-nobodys-heart/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:18:53 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2924 When I was making an album, Nobody’s Heart was the one that got away. You can download this song for free! Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. The song is by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart and when I asked David Newton […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-the-one-that-got-away-nobodys-heart/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album – How To Get Your CD Track Names Onto Gracenote https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-get-your-cd-track-names-onto-gracenote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-how-to-get-your-cd-track-names-onto-gracenote https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-get-your-cd-track-names-onto-gracenote/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:54:23 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2881 When making an album, you need to get your CD track names onto Gracenote. First, I wanted to update you on some other admin tasks that I have had to research – hopefully saving you some time! Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-get-your-cd-track-names-onto-gracenote/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album | Available Now – At Last! https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-available-now-at-last/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-available-now-at-last https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-available-now-at-last/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:08:51 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2749 Whilst I was sampling a hot glühwein at the Christmas market in Munich, five large boxes of cds were delivered to my sister Nicola’s house in Sussex. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I was on tour with the LSO and Monteverdi […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-available-now-at-last/feed/ 1 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album | The Songs | Where Do You Start? https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-where-do-you-start/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-the-songs-where-do-you-start https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-where-do-you-start/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:55:11 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2400 The next song I wanted to share from the album is Where Do You Start? with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve talked a little of why I chose to […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-where-do-you-start/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross)noThe next song I wanted to share from the album is Where Do You Start? with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve talked a little of why I chose to […] The post Making An Album | The Songs | Where Do You Start? appeared first on Heather Cairncross UK Jazz Singer.Heather CairncrossThe next song I wanted to share from the album is Where Do You Start? with music by Johnny Mandel and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve talked a little of why I chose to […] The post Making An Album | The Songs | Where Do You Start? appeared first on Heather Cairncross UK Jazz Singer.heather,cairncross,singer,singing,jazz,altovoice,soloist,vocalist Making An Album | The Songs | Our Love Is Here To Stay https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-our-love-is-here-to-stay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-the-songs-our-love-is-here-to-stay https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-our-love-is-here-to-stay/#respond Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:47:21 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2222 I thought I’d tell you about some of the songs from the new Album starting with Our Love Is Here To Stay by George and Ira Gershwin. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Here’s a sneak preview from our recording. Depending on […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-songs-our-love-is-here-to-stay/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross)noI thought I’d tell you about some of the songs from the new Album starting with Our Love Is Here To Stay by George and Ira Gershwin. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Here’s a sneak preview from our recording. Depending on […] The post Making An Album | The Songs | Our Love Is Here To Stay appeared first on Heather Cairncross UK Jazz Singer.Heather CairncrossI thought I’d tell you about some of the songs from the new Album starting with Our Love Is Here To Stay by George and Ira Gershwin. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. Here’s a sneak preview from our recording. Depending on […] The post Making An Album | The Songs | Our Love Is Here To Stay appeared first on Heather Cairncross UK Jazz Singer.heather,cairncross,singer,singing,jazz,altovoice,soloist,vocalist HC012 | Tumour In My Freezer – My Friend’s Search For An Alternative Treatment For Cancer https://heathercairncross.com/tumour-in-my-freezer-%e2%80%93-my-friends-search-for-an-alternative-treatment-for-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tumour-in-my-freezer-%25e2%2580%2593-my-friends-search-for-an-alternative-treatment-for-cancer https://heathercairncross.com/tumour-in-my-freezer-%e2%80%93-my-friends-search-for-an-alternative-treatment-for-cancer/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:05:25 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2174 To help a friend in her search for an alternative treatment for Cancer, I just put a piece of her malignant tumour in my freezer. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. A strange request you might think, and it certainly made me […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/tumour-in-my-freezer-%e2%80%93-my-friends-search-for-an-alternative-treatment-for-cancer/feed/ 4 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC011 | Making An Album | How To License Music For A CD Part 2 https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd-part-2 https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd-part-2/#respond Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:03:13 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2128 I’m still trying to find out how to license music for a CD and thought I’d update you on what I’ve discovered further. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. You might remember in my first article on this subject that it was […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd-part-2/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC008 | Making An Album | Finalising The Artwork For The CD Cover https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-finalising-the-artwork-for-the-cd-cover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-finalising-the-artwork-for-the-cd-cover https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-finalising-the-artwork-for-the-cd-cover/#respond Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:23:30 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2096 On the last leg of making an album you need to finalise the artwork for the CD Cover. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. CD manufacturers usually have a page on their website with templates for artwork. You can have a look […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-finalising-the-artwork-for-the-cd-cover/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC007 | Making An Album | How To License Music for a CD https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:56:18 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2011 When making an album, I needed to find out how to license the music for the CD from MCPS/PRS who administrate the mechanical royalties for the copyright holders and composers of the songs. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I visited the […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-how-to-license-music-for-a-cd/feed/ 1 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC006 | Making An Album | Use The Force! https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-use-the-force/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-use-the-force https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-use-the-force/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:32:11 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2027 Making An Album | Use The Force! When you’ve finished making an album you have to ‘Use The Force’ to get the CD noticed. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. My sister (and marketing wiz) Nicola Cairncross and I have been racking […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-use-the-force/feed/ 1 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Making An Album | Sneak Preview On YouTube https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-sneak-preview-on-youtube/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-sneak-preview-on-youtube https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-sneak-preview-on-youtube/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:18:52 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=2039 Here’s a sneak preview of seven of the fourteen tracks from the long awaited CD: Feel free to comment and share!

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-sneak-preview-on-youtube/feed/ 2 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC009 | Making An Album | Learn To Trust Yourself https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-learn-to-trust-yourself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-learn-to-trust-yourself https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-learn-to-trust-yourself/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:03:51 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=1988 Whilst making an album, I’m discovering that you have to learn to trust yourself. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. There are lots of decisions to make along the way and of course everybody has an opinion. From the terrifying moment when […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-learn-to-trust-yourself/feed/ 1 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) A Postcard From My Past | Pat Metheney Backstage at Carnegie Hall https://heathercairncross.com/a-postcard-from-my-past-pat-metheney-backstage-at-carnegie-hall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-postcard-from-my-past-pat-metheney-backstage-at-carnegie-hall https://heathercairncross.com/a-postcard-from-my-past-pat-metheney-backstage-at-carnegie-hall/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:04:27 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=1975 This year I’m doing a lot of concerts to celebrate Stave Reich’s 75th birthday. You may have seen the pictures of Jonny Greenwood which I took in Krakow at the Sacrum Profanum Festival. He was playing the iconic guitar piece Electric Counterpoint which Steve originally wrote for Pat Metheney. It reminded me of this picture […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/a-postcard-from-my-past-pat-metheney-backstage-at-carnegie-hall/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC010 | Making An Album | The Big Day – The Recording Process https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-big-day-the-recording-process/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-an-album-the-big-day-the-recording-process https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-big-day-the-recording-process/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:28:56 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=1954 I wanted to tell you about the actual recording process and finally the big day had arrived. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I set off with the precious Neumann U87 microphone to drive round the M25. I was heading to the […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/making-an-album-the-big-day-the-recording-process/feed/ 3 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Jonny Greenwood soundchecks Electric Counterpoint https://heathercairncross.com/jonny-greenwood-soundchecks-electric-counterpoint/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jonny-greenwood-soundchecks-electric-counterpoint https://heathercairncross.com/jonny-greenwood-soundchecks-electric-counterpoint/#respond Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:48:52 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=1940 I took these photos whilst enjoying  Jonny Greenwood’s soundcheck for Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint in Krakow at the Sacrum Profanum Festival. He’s playing the piece just before we do Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Modern and Steve Reich. The concert is part of a week long celebration of Steve’s 75th Birthday. He is of […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/jonny-greenwood-soundchecks-electric-counterpoint/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) Jonny Greenwood meets Steve Reich https://heathercairncross.com/jonny-greenwood-meets-steve-reich/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jonny-greenwood-meets-steve-reich https://heathercairncross.com/jonny-greenwood-meets-steve-reich/#respond Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:36:24 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=1929  Steve Reich chats to Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead after his rehearsal of Electric Counterpoint in Krakow at the Sacrum Profanum Festival 2011. He’s playing the piece just before we do Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Modern and Steve Reich. The concert is part of a week long celebration of Steve’s 75th Birthday.    

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/jonny-greenwood-meets-steve-reich/feed/ 0 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross) HC004 | John Wilson Orchestra say ‘Hooray For Hollywood’ at The Proms 2011 https://heathercairncross.com/the-john-wilson-orchestra-say-%e2%80%98hooray-for-hollywood%e2%80%99-at-the-proms-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-john-wilson-orchestra-say-%25e2%2580%2598hooray-for-hollywood%25e2%2580%2599-at-the-proms-2011 https://heathercairncross.com/the-john-wilson-orchestra-say-%e2%80%98hooray-for-hollywood%e2%80%99-at-the-proms-2011/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:18:27 +0000 http://www.heathercairncross.com/?p=1905 Today I was lucky enough to join the John Wilson Orchestra to say Hooray for Hollywood at the BBC Proms 2011. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve started writing this on the train home to Brighton – whilst on the packed […]

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]]> https://heathercairncross.com/the-john-wilson-orchestra-say-%e2%80%98hooray-for-hollywood%e2%80%99-at-the-proms-2011/feed/ 6 heather@altovoice.com (Heather Cairncross)